Is Garen a boy or girl name?

Garen is a boy’s name. Of the 1,220 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.0% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Garen

Recorded 1941–2025 · United States

Garen was most popular in 2014, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,918 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,220 people named Garen.

Garen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Garen’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Garen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Garen is a boy’s name — 1.0% of the 1,220 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Garen

Where Garen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org